Eugene Garfield
@eugenegarfield
American information and library scientist (1925–2017)
Building Institute for Scientific Information as Founder · United States
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Key facts
- Lived
- 1925–2017
- Educated at
- University of Pennsylvania
About
Eugene Garfield (1925–2017) was a librarian and computer scientist. They were born in New York City. They studied at University of Pennsylvania.
In context
Institute for Scientific Information was founded in 1960 and closed in 1992, after 32 years. Among the 7 other research and development companies we hold, those that closed lasted a median of 20 years, so this one outlasted most of them.
Contribution
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